Even “Safe” Air Can Silently Scar Your Heart – MRI Shows How

Even “Safe” Air Can Silently Scar Your Heart – MRI Shows How

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Even “Safe” Air Can Silently Scar Your Heart – MRI Shows HowLong-term exposure to fine particle pollution quietly scars heart muscle, MRI scans reveal, laying the groundwork for future heart failure. Canadian researchers found even “safe” levels of PM2.5 boosted myocardial fibrosis in both healthy volunteers and cardiomyopathy patients, especially women, smokers, and people with hypertension. Air Pollution’s Hidden Cardiac Scars Breathing polluted air could be […]

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